Electronics, Gardening, Programming
December gardening is, you guessed it, a lot like November gardening, except there’s less to do. If you’ve been getting your compost spread, mulch applied, weeds removed, bushes trimmed, vines cut back and areas cleared for spring planting, you are probably running out of things to do. I start my spring garden in six packs, in the house, on a […]
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I trapped another rat in the same place as the last one. It was the same size too, and I’m wondering if I got two adults or two adolescents. I guess I’ll find out by resetting the trap and waiting. I also decided to use up the remaining straw because I won’t need more mulch until July. The springtime will […]
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This is the 3rd and final part in a 3 part series about how to control solenoids using Ableton Live and an Arduino. In case you missed them, the first 2 parts are here: MIDI Controlled Solenoids with Arduino and Ableton Live – Part 1 MIDI Controlled Solenoids with Arduino and Ableton Live – Part 2 If you’ve been […]
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If you old coots want some excitement in your life go fire up a burn pile in your garden. Bright orange crackling flames scorching your face, gray smoke billowing up into the sky, the roar of oxygen combusting. Whoo-hoo, you’ll feel like a kid again. It’s a good time to burn all the sticks and coarse debris before the rain […]
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This is part 2 in a 3 part series that shows how to make Ableton Live play music on electric solenoids using an Arduino. If you missed the first article you can find it here: MIDI Controlled Solenoids with Arduino and Ableton Live – Part 1 MIDI Controlled Solenoids with Arduino and Ableton Live – Part 3 This article covers […]
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In this 3 part article we teach you how to control electronic solenoids from Ableton Live, by using some Arduino programming, a little bit of MIDI knowledge, and some basic electronics. At the end of the series you will have a setup that is capable doing this. This is a pretty complex topic so it is split into 3 parts […]
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Gardening is great because you don’t have to be very good at it to enjoy it :). Puttering around in the dirt with plants and rocks doesn’t have to be goal oriented. You can create a small scene and tweak it for awhile before moving on. The scenes can connect into an area, and you can admire your work for […]
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